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Oct 19

Noisy Nature: Form Three Students Take An Annual Trip to Len Foote Hike Inn

By Erikah Swift | GVP News
Nature hikes are not quiet. There’s a lot of noise actually: the fall leaves and dusty rocks crunching underneath sneakers, the rumbling of water bottles and backpacks that move with...
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Oct 19

Alumni Adventures

By Michelle Kuperman | Alumni | GVP News
On a warm Saturday in October, 14 mentees and 10 mentors were welcomed at the beautiful Marietta estate of one of GVP's generous donors, Cheryl Davis & Kurt Kuehn. The...
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Sep 28

Reflections from Five Years as a GVP Educator

By Cassie Leymarie | Inspiration | Teaching | Thought Leadership
At a recent conference for school leaders, a keynote speaker had attendees reflect upon the impact of our respective communities. “What is the product of your school? What is the...
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Sep 26

From the Classroom: Students Build Parachutes

By Elizabeth Elango | STEAM
On the far side of the GVP parking lot, right next to the Decatur Library, a group of Form One girls are talking excitedly, each one trying to drown out...
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Sep 25

An Educator and Entrepreneur: Fatima Salaam Joins GVP as Director of Development

By Staff | GVP News
By: Josephine Higgins Fatima Salaam always knew that she wanted to make a difference in the world. “I have always been passionate about women’s and girls’ rights, and that has...
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Sep 23

GVP Founder Suzie Jacobs Volunteers in Math Class

By Erikah Swift | GVP News | STEAM | Teaching
For 13 years, Suzie Jacobs has watched GVP grow and blossom. She is one of the school’s founders. Since 2009, she has contributed to the school’s development. Now, she continues...

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Dear Decaturish – To welcome refugees, we need inclusive education

Decaturish | 6/24/21

Like many students across the country, Lucia, a middle school student in Decatur, spent the past school year online. She worked with her classmates to solve the math problems projected across her screen. 

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What's New At GVP | GVP Updates & News | Global Village Project

Lily Tova the therapy dog comforts refugee girls in Decatur

AJC | 12/1/19

Lily Tova barked excitedly and shook her gray pom-pom-like tail when she arrived for her most recent visit at the Global Village Project, a middle school for refugee girls in Decatur.

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What's New At GVP | GVP Updates & News | Global Village Project

What one group of refugee girls is thankful for this Thanksgiving

CNN | 11/27/19

Along a short hallway on the upper floor of Decatur Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, a blue banner stretches across the wall, packed with scrawled messages of thanks and words swelling with appreciation.

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Education For Refugee Girls & Women | Our Challenge | GVP

One Girl At A Time

A PLUS | 10/18/19

Global Village Project is the only school in the United States designed to meet unique needs of refugee girls with interrupted education.

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Strengths Based Approach Steam Education For Refugee Girls | GVP

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